Best Things to Do in Minneapolis: Izzy's Ice Cream

Home to 150 flavors and counting, Izzy's Ice Cream is a small family-owned ice cream shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that was born out of a sincere passion for ice cream. Husband and wife team Lara Hammel and Jeff Sommers set out to open an ice cream shop because ice cream had always held a dear place in their heart. After their bids to buy into several local ice cream franchises fell through, the owners decided to learn everything they could about ice cream, and that’s how Izzy’s Ice Cream was born.

Using only the finest ingredients, Izzy's Ice Cream takes customers on a journey where only the truly best flavors are offered. There is no skimping on quality at Izzy’s Ice Cream. This local ice cream shop permeates the senses with an array of sights and smells. Many locals hold a special place in their heart for the one and only Izzy’s Ice Cream in Minneapolis.

Restaurant Hours

Izzy's Ice Cream operates two locations. The specific locations and days and hours of operation are as follows.

Minneapolis

1100 2nd St. S.,

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Hours

Thursday - Friday: 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Saturday: 1:00pm - 10:00pm

Sunday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Monday - Wednesday: Closed

Saint Paul

2034 Marshall Avenue

Saint Paul, MN 55104

Hours

Thursday - Friday: 3:00pm - 10:00pm

Saturday: 1:00pm - 10:00pm

Sunday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Menu

Izzy's Ice Cream offers 150 flavors of ice cream, which are all made in small batches by hand on-site using high-quality simple ingredients such as milk, cage-free eggs, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, and cane sugar. Available flavors will vary based on the location. Customers can be notified of the availability of their favorite flavors by signing up for FlavorUp notifications via email. There are always 32 flavors available at any given time, and the flavors are rotated regularly to allow for variety.

Some of the Izzy’s Ice Cream flavors are:

· Passionfruit sorbet

· Nut goodie

· Banana nut fudge

· Black licorice

· Blue mountain spice

· Bubble gum

· Cantaloupe

· Cherry port

· Chocolate hazelnut

· Church elderberry

· Cranberry

· Dinosaur egg

· Fig tart

· Ginger

· Honey

· Lemon buttermilk

· Maple nut

· Nougat nut

· Pineapple

· Ricotta

· Summit oatmeal stout

· Tiramisu

· Yeti

Izzy’s Ice Cream also offers several non-dairy/sorbet and gluten free flavors as well.

· Non-dairy blueberry

· Non-dairy chocolate

· Non-dairy chocolate peanut butter

· Non-dairy four berry

· Non-dairy mango

· Non-dairy peanut butter

· Non-dairy raspberry

· Non-dairy raspberry chip

· Non-dairy strawberry

Pick Up Orders

Brighten up any event with the rich taste of Izzy's Ice Cream. Izzy’s offers several ice cream kits that are perfect for any occasion. These include:

· Ice Pop Kit

· Izzo Ice Cream Cup Kit

· Mini Ice Cream Sandwich Kit

· Sundae Party Kit

Customers are required to place orders online at least 5 days in advance for pickup from the location of choice.

Ice cream cakes are also available for pickup with a 48-hour notice. All requests for ice cream cakes must be called into the location of choice.

Izzy’s Shop

Show your love for Izzy’s Ice Cream by purchasing branded gear from the online store. There are hats, shirts, and gift cards available for purchase.